Officials with Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital and the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced that the hospital has joined Markey’s Affiliate Network as a candidate member. Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital’s cancer program is the first in the region with an academic affiliation. “Today’s announcement positions Lourdes as the area’s leader in cancer…
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SOS partners with hospitals to recover and redistribute surplus medical supplies
Employers Key to Addressing Lung Cancer Disparity in Rural Kentucky
UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health Program Offers Community Health Tuition
Aetna Better Health of Kentucky Joins United Community
Kentucky’s national rank for 2019 is 43rd, up two spots from last year
Stites & Harbison recognized
LHAB Quarterly Meeting Recap
Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services Becomes Baptist Health Floyd
After months of transition work, Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services officially became part of Baptist Health at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. The new name of the organization is Baptist Health Floyd. The binding asset purchase agreement was signed at the end of June and was approved by the Floyd County Commissioners,…
TEG Architects experiences continued growth, expands architectural staff
Baptist Health signs binding purchase agreement for Floyd Memorial
TEG Architects Expands Leadership
Stites & Harbison Promotes 15 Attorneys
Floyd Memorial Engages H2C in Their Strategic Partnership Search
Local business ranks 44th largest healthcare architectural firm in the U.S.
Floyd Memorial Wound Healing Center Recognized with National Award for Clinical Excellence
Evolent Health Expands Partnership with Passport Health Plan
Passport Health Plan and Evolent Health, a company providing an integrated value-based care platform to the nation’s leading providers and payers, today announced that Evolent has entered into a definitive agreement to partner with the current sponsors of Passport in continuing to serve the Kentucky Medicaid market. The current sponsors, which include The University of…
Telehealth update
Sullivan University assistant program receives accreditation boost
CHFS, Home of the Innocents partner to provide transitional healthcare to foster youth
Buckley King expands into Kentucky with healthcare practice
Kentucky Health Official Invited to Share Innovative Strategies Addressing Opioid Epidemic at National Conference of State Legislatures
Tammy York Day named president of the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council
2017 KIDS COUNT County Data Book introduces benchmarks for child well-being
Severity of future dementia burden revealed in 20 states, including Kentucky
According to new data reported at the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2017) in London, multiple regions of the United States have been revealed as neurology “deserts” due to a projected chronic shortage of neurologists, and a rapid rise in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia cases. The research further shows that, due to…
AHCA and the negative impact it will have on our community
One in three adults in rural areas have arthritis
Fighting to protect Medicare
Efforts to enhance prescription drug pricing transparency gaining traction
New National Survey: Nearly 9 in 10 Seniors Satisfied with Medicare Part D
Ensuring Informed Consent, Addressing Payment Concerns
Physicians’ Responsibility to Obtain Informed Consent
Stites & Harbison Promotes Five Attorneys
Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced today that five attorneys have been promoted within the law firm effective January 2017. The new Members (Partners) include: Amy Baker – Atlanta office – Real Estate & Banking Service Group Baker’s practice focuses primarily on commercial real estate transactions and secured lending. Her practice includes the representation of national,…
Stites & Harbison Grows Environmental Practice with the Addition of Attorney Jennifer Cave
Elizabeth Bagby joins McBrayer as Director of Business Development
Managing IP Honors Stites & Harbison Attorneys on “IP Stars” 2016 List
Hospice of the Bluegrass Staff Member Accepted into Prestigious National Program
Managing IP Selects Mandy Wilson Decker to 2016 “Top 250 Women in IP” List
Doug Farnsley Earns 2016 Nathaniel Harper Award
Doug Farnsley inducted as President of the Kentucky Bar Association
Profiles
The Hosparus Health Physician Spotlight: Salli Elizabeth Whisman, MD
FAST FACTS FAMILY: Married to Lyman Whisman with four adult kids (Clare McCabe, Caitlin Gallaher, Emma Whisman, Avery Whisman) age 19 to 36. HOBBIES: Horses – training my kids to ride Eventers. DIY home remodeling – tiling, carpentry, gardening, reading. EDUCATION: Graduate of TLS in Lexington, Kentucky then Henry Clay High School 1979. Attended two…
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Collaborations, partnerships open pathways to student achievement
By Tony Bieda Healthcare education options in the greater Kentuckiana region continue to expand as traditional higher education providers and career education institutions collaborate to create new pathways for student achievement. Recently, Sullivan University’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and Spalding University established a formal partnership that will allow Spalding students to complete Sullivan’s…
Trilogy turns focus from recruiting new talent to investing in current talent
Medical Student Outreach and Leadership program prepares future physicians
Bellarmine University addresses healthcare workforce shortages
Collaborative effort at UofL to improve delivery of rural healthcare
Leaders discuss Louisville’s destiny in the aging care industry
HealthConomy: A look inside AARP Innovation Labs with Nigel Smith